Etymograph

English

porrectus

Porrectus comes from Latin porrectus ‘stretched, extended’, from regō ‘direct’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-1‘to straighten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵeti1‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regō1reconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregō1‘direct’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporrigō2‘to stretch’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporrectus2‘stretched, extended’
  7. Englishtodayporrectus2

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Latin porrigo
  2. 2 Wiktionary, English porrectus

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-Wiktionary, Latin porrigo‘to straighten’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃réǵetiWiktionary, Latin porrigo‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*regōWiktionary, Latin porrigoreconstructed
  4. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEregōWiktionary, Latin porrigo‘direct’
  5. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporrigōWiktionary, English porrectus‘to stretch’
  6. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEporrectusWiktionary, English porrectus‘stretched, extended’
  7. EnglishtodayporrectusWiktionary, English porrectus

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- ‘to straighten’

right, real, rich, royal, regular, rank, roy, radar, arrangement, correct, rack, rogue, arrange, rex, raj, interrogation, rake, dresser, regal, regency, rani, undress, rajah, dressage, rector, rhesus, eldritch, riel, dirigible, derailleur, interregnum, retch, rectilinear, 73 more

through Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti ‘to be straightening, to be setting upright’

ana, anorexia, 39 more

through Proto-Italic *regō

regional, resource, ruler, regiment, directory, regimen, erectile, erectus, erector, 34 more

through Latin regō ‘direct’

source, rule, region, address, dress, director, direction, direct, regime, realm, regulate, regent, resurrection, erect, insurrection, rectify, droit, dirge, irregularity, incorrigible, rectum, rectification, regula, regio, derecho, recto, corregidor, rectitude, 47 more

Today it means

noun A neume denoting a set of three tones which first fall from the original tone, then rise.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “porrectus”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entry for Latin porrigo. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- / porrectus

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